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: The structure was to be topped by a 100-meter statue of Vladimir Lenin , his finger alone measuring six meters.

: Post-war, the site remained a gaping hole until it was converted into the Moskva Pool , the world's largest open-air swimming pool, before the cathedral was finally rebuilt in the 1990s. palace of soviets

: Over 160 entries were submitted, ranging from the radical geometric Rationalism of the ARU group to American-style Art Deco skyscrapers. : The structure was to be topped by